Qatar under fire over Mali

Hahaha... You people are so missing the point here.

Gulf countries never goes against the west. They religiously follow the script written for them by the west.

If it weren't for Gulf countries supporting the islamist seperatists, how could France justify its military presence in Mali?

This is how the world operates: problem - reaction -solution.

Only those who provide the solution are the very same who created the problem in the first place.

The west created an islamist problem in Mali through some Gulf countries to conveniently occupy these country holding the "islamist threat excuse" card.

This tune has been overplayed, it's a wonder you people have not memorized it yet.

I hate the word Islamist, can't we just say that they are terrorists. Y does Islam has to be connected to these inhuman people.

"total reconquest of nirthern mali, and the immediate passage of power to the malian army and french total disengagement and withdrawal"

france is well aware of the sensitivity of the issue:

it's colonial past in the region is weighting much on all it's action; they want malian, and african troops there as soon as possible. that's why they are progressing soooo slowly, even tho they had no resistance at all on the ground. they could've taken northern mali in 2 days (the islamist blending within the population for later attrition skirmiches)

-the cost is high; qatar and then egypt not only distanced themselves; they are voicing openly their discontempt. the US is billing 20 million $ their 30 logostic flights paris-bamako. and still france can't anger arab petro dollars.

France's military aim in Mali is its "total reconquest", French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said.

not now. since libya's revolution, and the opposing agendas for the aftermath, things changed. france will try to keep west africa under its wing. involvement in cote d'ivoire, tchad, and now mali and centrafrican republic.

Qatar has been used as a proxy in Libya, Egypt and Syria to good effect. Sometimes , even destabilzation is required for the "greater good"

britexpat. valuable for france, yes but not at the price of distablilising the whole western african nations from guinea gulf to the mediterranean sea (french influence zone).

nothing will happen while vinci, the french giant, is here in business, and, france keep on attracting qatar investments & tourists :)

money matters.

I don't think Qatar's reputation will be damaged for the long term.

The French will realise, like the USA and UK, that Qatar is a valuable "Ally" whose financial and regional contacts can be exploited when needed.

Contrasting allegations being made by various parties and all lacking authentication. I'd say until and unless clearer and validated evidences are brought fourth, Qatar needn't have to worry or be in a hurry to explain anything.. yet!

Of course if proven this will surely be a huge blow to the country's international representation, but at this point I doubt that will happen.

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& The Next Story... Media Indeed Has A Lot Of Puppets

Local reports would say that, Brit. The separatists are a conglomeration of forces with different long-term goals and background but a common enemy--as was the case in Libya and is the case in Syria. The Islamic groups, however, are likely better funded and armed via connections in Libya and elsewhere.

My point is that in the case of Mali, Qatar is drawing serious criticism from the West, particularly from France, where the separatists' fundamentalist ties are being heavily emphasized.

My question is how this will play out for Qatar politically and in the world media. Is this a major hurdle in Qatar's bid for greater regional power?

Which news do you believe ?

yesterday, I was listening to interviews with locals who said that most of the "Islamists" were ex-army, who initially joined the Toreg seperatists and then when that desolved, joined the "Islamists" - mainly for money.